Two Can Play This Game December 20, 2006
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My favourite holiday game involves me asking the people around me what would be the worst gift I could get them. When they (inevitably) say that they would be happy with whatever I got them, I go on the attack. I list off the worst possible gifts I’m considering purchasing them and watch them pretend that they would love it. Eventually however, they admit they would hulk out if I made them large installation art made out of animal bones and corn husks and I declare victory. I thought I had perfected this conversation until I called my mom today…
Me: I was just curious… what would you think if I got you an Ihop gift certificate for Christmas?
Mom: What’s Ihop?
Me: International house of Pancakes.
Mom: But we don’t have one here….
Me: I know. But there is one in Edmonton. You could just take the 5 hour drive for pancakes and come right back. 10 hours roundtrip, but they are pretty tasty mom.
Mom: Well, that sounds good. I’d like a great reason to go to Edmonton, I haven’t had pancakes in a long time. I would hate to use this gift alone though, so I might ask you along for the trip.
Me: But I can’t eat pancakes.
Mom: No, but you can have juice. Besides, wouldn’t you feel bad not being there to see my appreciate my gift?
Do not try to outwit the person who brought you into the world.
Mom:1 Me: 0
Ha Ha! that’s funny. I would like an IHOP GC, I LOVE their pancakes.
I like how a glass of juice is seen as an appropriate substitution for a stack of pancakes. That’s funny.
Lisa, the sad truth of it is, I actually believe you.
Haha! This is so true. i try to outwit my mom all the time, and it never works. smart women they are!
Anyway, I know this post is, like, almost 2 years old, but the lack of interesting things to do at work has been diminishing lately, and I’ve just been introduced to blogs…and I happened upon yours. which I happen to think is hilarious, and has made me seriously consider starting one. I started reading your newest posts…but they were constantly referring back to older posts, then i would read the older one, which would refer to an even older one…etc. lol, anyway, so i decided to just start at the beginning. I know this is long, and I apologize, but I wanted to let you know that you’re hilarious, and have helped me kill quite a few hours of boredom at work…and I owe you my eternal gratitude. If I ever do make a blog, you’ll be the first to know.
Andrea- START A BLOG!!! (And thanks for your nice words!)